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Perm
(pĕrm, pyĕrm) A city of west-central Russia on the Kama River in the foothills of the Ural Mountains. Founded in the early 1700s when a copper foundry was built there, it grew rapidly as an industrial center in the 1800s.
perm
(pûrm) Informaln.
A permanent.
tr.v. permed, perm·ing, perms
To give (hair) a permanent.
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perm
(pɜːm)n
1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle produced by treatment with heat, chemicals, etc which gives long-lasting waves, curls, or other shaping. Also called (esp formerly): permanent wave
2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) the act of giving or receiving such a hairstyle
vb
(Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to give a perm to (hair)
perm
(pɜːm)n
(Gambling, except Cards) short for permutation4
Perm
(Russian pjermj)n
(Placename) a port in W Russia, on the Kama River: oil refinery; university (1916). Pop: 984 000 (2005 est). Former name (1940–62): Molotov
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
perm
(pɜrm)n. v.t.
2. to give (the hair) a permanent.
v.i. 3. to apply a permanent to the hair.
[1925–30; by shortening]
Perm
(pɜrm, pɛərm)n.
a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kama River. 1,091,000. Formerly, Molotov.
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perm
Past participle: permed
Gerund: perming
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| Noun | 1. |  Perm - a city in the European part of RussiaRussian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state |
| 2. |  perm - a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicalswave - a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair | |
| Verb | 1. | perm - give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair" wave - set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" |
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Translations
تَـمْوِيجُ الْشّعْرِتَمْويج في الشَّعْريُعْطي تَمْويجا للشَّعْر
trvaláudělat trvalou
permanentpermanente
permanentti
trajna
daueroltat
permanentsetja permanent í
パーマ
파마
ilgalaikė šukuosenapasidaryti ilgalaikę šukuoseną
ielikt ilgviļņusilgviļņi
trvaláurobiť trvalú
permanent
การดัดผม
permaperma yaptırmakondüle
kiểu tóc uốn quăn gợn sóng
perm
1 [pɜːm]A. N (Brit) → permanente f
she's got a perm → lleva permanente
to have a perm → hacerse una permanente
she's got a perm → lleva permanente
to have a perm → hacerse una permanente
B. VT to perm sb's hair → hacer una permanente a algn
to have one's hair permed → hacerse una permanente
to have one's hair permed → hacerse una permanente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
perm
[ˈpɜːrm] n (for hair) → permanente f
She's got a perm → Elle a une permanente.
to have a perm → se faire faire une permanente
She's got a perm → Elle a une permanente.
to have a perm → se faire faire une permanente
vt
to have one's hair permed → se faire faire une permanente
to have one's hair permed → se faire faire une permanente
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
perm
1 abbr of permanent wavevt to perm somebody’s hair → jdm eine Dauerwelle machen; she only had the ends permed → sie ließ sich (dat) → nur an den Enden eine Dauerwelle machen
vi my hair doesn’t perm very easily → Dauerwelle hält bei mir sehr schlecht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
perm
[pɜːm]1. n → permanente f
2. vt to perm sb's hair → fare la permanente a qn
to have one's hair permed → farsi fare la permanente
to have one's hair permed → farsi fare la permanente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perm
(pəːm) noun a permanent wave in a person's hair. She's had a perm.
verb to give a permanent wave to (hair). She's had her hair permed.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
perm
→ تَـمْوِيجُ الْشّعْرِ trvalá permanent Dauerwelle περμαντάντ permanente permanentti permanente trajna permanente パーマ 파마 permanent permanent trwała ondulacja permanente химическая завивка permanent การดัดผม perma kiểu tóc uốn quăn gợn sóng 烫发Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009